[LargeFormat] Durst 184 Photos

[Verna Knapp]

Clive Warren wrote:
> 
> >From: BLKnWHTwisner@aol.com
> >Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 12:50:55 EST
> >
> >Hi Gang,
> >
> >I have been looking for one of the 184 enlargers.   I have a darkroom with
> >a
> >12 foot ceiling.  Would this be enough ceiling space??   Also, what is the
> >price range for these enlargers in good condition??
> >Any advice and information will be appreciated.
> >
> >Thanks in advance.
> >
> >Lauvone
> 
> Well, both Verna and Roger have one of these enlargers. Roger will probably
> let you know about the height of his darkroom, however Verna I know has
> managed to use her 184 in a darkroom with an 8 feet ceiling height. This can
> only be possible by moving the baseboard down - Verna?
> 
> The height of the main columns must be around 7 1/2 feet - so an 8ft high
> darkroom would just allow you to assemble the beast but probably no raise
> the head very much.
> 
> Guessing again, but your 12 feet darkroom ceiling would probably be just
> about perfect for a 184!
> 
> As for price - try asking Verna or Roger. Any old enlarger is worth what
> someone is willing to pay for it. There are not many people with the space
> for the larger beasts and the market for them is very small. A lot of these
> wonderful machines end up on the scrap heap. Sometimes the lenses get saved,
> again not many people would have a use for a 300mm flat field lens outside
> large format photography......
> 
> I missed a 5x7 Omega by about an hour a while ago - it had already been cut
> up by the scrap yard :-( Still, the previous owners only had to pay around
> $20 to have it taken away. The lens was saved from this particular machine.
> 
> Cheers,
>        Clive
> 
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